The listing, the Greek myths by Stephen p. Kershaw has ended.
superheroes of the ancient world in our modern day legacy
from the homecoming of Odysseus and the other heroes after their victory at Troy, to the lives of the Olympic gods and the legends of Atlantis, the myths of ancient Greece have formed the bedrock of our storytelling tradition.
The tales are thousands of years old, but they live still in our language and imagination. we have the Midas touch or in an Achilles heel, we protect our computers from Trojan horses and, like Icarus, we sometimes fight too close to the Sun. Here, classicist Stephen p. Kershaw retells both well known and forgotten myths, exploring how their inspiration has remained vital for Western culture, from Renaissance painters to the poets of the Great War and the modern myth makers of Hollywood.
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